| Sunken Treasure Contributor(s): Gibbons, Gail (Author), Gibbons, Gail (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064460975 ISBN-13: 9780064460972 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1990 Annotation: Gibbons describes the big business of searching for sunken treasure, from thefind to preserving and cataloguing the treasure, as well as relating fabuloustales of many famous treasure hunts. Full-color illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Exploration & Discovery - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation - Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - How Things Work | Are Made |
| Dewey: 975.941 |
| LCCN: 87030114 |
| Lexile Measure: 760 |
| Series: Reading Rainbow Books |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 7.8" W x 9.8" (0.25 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5544 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This appealing nonfiction picture book from Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award winner Gail Gibbons introduces young readers to the excitement of real-life treasure hunts. A rotting hull of a ship...lost gold...coins...gems...sunken treasure! Treasure hunting is a big business. Searchers use metal detectors and sonar to locate treasure on the ocean floor. Divers use high-powered machinery to uncover objects buried in the sand and to raise them to the surface. And more than just treasures are discovered. A whole window into the past is opened up. A salvage can take months or even years. But it's worth it! An attractive and very informative book, well organized, and easily accessible to younger readers. (The Horn Book) |
Contributor Bio(s): Gibbons, Gail: - Gail Gibbons, author of more than one hundred books, is the winner of the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for her overall contribution to children's nonfiction literature. Called a "master of picture book nonfiction" by ALA Booklist, Ms. Gibbons has a special talent for making complex subjects understandable and entertaining for young readers. |